What Does Business Think of the EU Constitution? EIPA Working Paper 06/W/2005

Abstract

[Introduction]. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the 'Future of Europe' process and critically evaluate the 'Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe', the final product that emerged from the Convention on the Future of Europe and the Intergovernmental Conference. The paper in particular focuses on the views and positions promoted by both the Irish and combined European business community during the process.1 The main areas examined are social policy issues stemming from the incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights into the Constitution, the Constitution’s provisions on economic and social policy in Parts I and III, and finally the new role for National Parliaments within the Union’s governance structures.